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Our hero of the piece, Anthony Gillingham, decides to visit a friend of his, Bill Bev
An excellent, locked-room mystery, by the grand pooh bah, A.A. Milne, The Red House Mystery is great fun. I already was in on the secret thanks to spoilers in Eight Perfect Murders which I just finished, but I was intrigued by the description and I'm really glad I read it. The main sleuth and his sidekick style themselves, playfully, as a modern Holmes and Watson, modern, as in the 1920s, when this was written.Our hero of the piece, Anthony Gillingham, decides to visit a friend of his, Bill Beverley who is staying at a local house. Gillingham arrives at the Red House just as it's owner's brother has been murdered. Gillingham is asked to stay and give his account to the police and for the inquest, as is Bill. The other guests are shuttled away, back to London.
Tony having no knowledge of the victim or the people looks at the mystery of who killed the bother of Mark Ablett and of where Mark is as a puzzle that may be fun to solve and enlists Bill to help. The intrepid two go great guns at the mystery. Tony is very smart and comes up with some scenarios right away. Bill, doing his best impression of Watson, tries humbly to keep up. Sometimes Tony is wrongheaded and unlike Holmes, deprecates himself for it. I liked his modesty, especially.
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It's terribly, terribly English and Edwardian, a la Agatha Christie's best, and bursting with delicious humor. Goes to show that A.A. Milne wasn't a one-trick pony. Like E.B. White, he could write great stories for adults as well as children.
I don't think the edition pictured includes this wonderful dedication page that appears in mine:
"To John Vine Milne:
My Dear Father,
Like all really nice people, you have a weakness for detective stories, and feel that there are not eno
It's terribly, terribly English and Edwardian, a la Agatha Christie's best, and bursting with delicious humor. Goes to show that A.A. Milne wasn't a one-trick pony. Like E.B. White, he could write great stories for adults as well as children.
I don't think the edition pictured includes this wonderful dedication page that appears in mine:
"To John Vine Milne:
My Dear Father,
Like all really nice people, you have a weakness for detective stories, and feel that there are not enough of them. So after all that you have done for me, the least that I can do for you is to write you one. Here it is: with more gratitude and affection than I can well put down here.
A.A.M."
If you're a really nice person who has a weakness for detective stories, give The Red House Mystery a whirl. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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It's a thoroughly enjoyable, locked room murder mystery. It's full of By Joves! and I say, old chap! and men
Read in preparation for reading Eight Perfect Murders, otherwise published as Rules for Perfect Murders. Antony Gillingham arrives at a country house, The Red House, just as a murder is committed. He is a man who lives by his wits, taking up whatever occupation appeals to him or offers itself to him at any time, and so he becomes an amateur sleuth for the purposes of finding out whodunnit.It's a thoroughly enjoyable, locked room murder mystery. It's full of By Joves! and I say, old chap! and men walking across the lawn arm in arm. It's of its time (the early 1920s) and class. The Red House's servants and local villagers are of the ooh arr variety - simple folks in more than one way! Milne dedicated the book to his father and I felt there were quite a few in jokes for his amusement. There is a lot of humour in it for us as well. Milne clearly had a very dry wit.
I guessed some elements of the outcome early on but that just held my interest in trying to work out how we got to Z from A (Gillingham's analogy is an algebra problem). At the end, Milne out-Christies Christie and Gillingham out-Poirots Poirot with his forensic analysis of how and why the crime was committed. Between 4 and 5 stars for me but because it entertained me so much, I'm giving it 5.
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The word "confection" popped into my head when thinking of how to describe it. Also "silly", but in a good way. Nothing to take very
I was only vaguely aware of this book when I saw a reference to it as being one of the Eight Perfect Murders earlier this year. Fortunately, by the time I came across it as one of the offerings in Audible's new free library program, I'd forgotten what element of the murder made it so perfect, so that I was left to enjoy The Red House Mystery with no preconceptions.The word "confection" popped into my head when thinking of how to describe it. Also "silly", but in a good way. Nothing to take very seriously, just good fun all around. Although I guessed the "who" fairly early on, the "how" and "why" remained mysteries much longer.
I wouldn't say this is of the same caliber as one of Dorothy Sayers' Peter Wimsey golden age novels, but it was a quick read and not a bad bit of fluff.
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At breakfast one day, Mark Ablett, the owner of The Red House, announces the arrival of his black sheep of a brother Robert Ablett from Australia.
Robert arrives but soon his body is found in the same room where Mark was heard threatening him. Mark having been disappeared, everyone thinks the worse.
Has Mark killed his own brother? If so, was it premeditated, an accident or self-defens
At breakfast one day, Mark Ablett, the owner of The Red House, announces the arrival of his black sheep of a brother Robert Ablett from Australia.
Robert arrives but soon his body is found in the same room where Mark was heard threatening him. Mark having been disappeared, everyone thinks the worse.
Has Mark killed his own brother? If so, was it premeditated, an accident or self-defense? If Mark is innocent then who is the real perpetrator? Where is Mark?
I've read the comments on the Reading the Detectives Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/... & I think their suggestion that this was written as a parody was a good one. I was a bit obtuse on this, as I read it "straight." Reading it with my sense of humour switched off, I found it long winded, far too many characters early on & I guessed t
Even though I was on a very action packed holiday, I still think the length of time it took me to read this novel shows I wasn't totally engaged by it.I've read the comments on the Reading the Detectives Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/... & I think their suggestion that this was written as a parody was a good one. I was a bit obtuse on this, as I read it "straight." Reading it with my sense of humour switched off, I found it long winded, far too many characters early on & I guessed the murderer & (view spoiler)[the victim (hide spoiler)] very quickly.
What I
did like was the relationship between this book's Holmes & Watson. The dialogue between Anthony & Bill was quite wonderful & I certainly wouldn't have minded reading another of their adventures. ...more
I read this because it's listed
I really liked this book, which is A.A. Milne's only mystery novel. Written in 1922, it reads like a cross between Wodehouse and Christie, which is probably the highest compliment I can give. It's a locked room mystery that features a self-aware amateur sleuth who just happens to arrive at the scene of the crime - the Red House - as he stops in to see a friend. Even though there's really only one suspect, the fun of the book is figuring out what actually happened.I read this because it's listed in Eight Perfect Murders, but I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys golden age mystery or just wants an escapist read. It has secret passageways, midnight stakeouts, and ghost sightings, and it gently skewers Sherlock Holmes while including a Watson to aid in the investigation. The writing is sharp and funny, and it made me laugh. Very fun.
Other thoughts: (view spoiler)[ - Somewhat unbelievable that no one realized Robert's body was actually Mark's body, but I forgive the book. I will accept it. But don't they always check dental records? I guess everyone is like "oh they don't have dentists in AUSTRALIA, the place where you go to hide out a scandal." - I loved the dialogue between the servants in the first part of the book and was sad that it didn't continue throughout. - I was on the edge of my seat any time Antony and Bill tried to follow or outfox Cayley. I love that Antony makes Bill dive the lake. Sucks to be Watson! Bill: "I don't know if this had occurred to you, but every bit of water looks like the next bit." LOL - I had trouble with the whole romance plot so I just ignored it. I think there was enough motive for Cayley without the engagement. I mean, what was going to happen? Miss Norbury was going to finally give in? - I love all the 1922 detail. "Don't bother to dress for dinner, of course." Oh, of course not! There's been a murder, so I can forego my collar. Honestly, the most relatable thing about Mark is that he has upstairs clothes and downstairs clothes. (hide spoiler)]
The Red House Mystery is a 1922 golden age locked room mystery by A.A. Mile – author of Winnie-the-Pooh –and his only mystery novel.
In an English country house, Mark Ablett, an independently wealth bachelor, has been entertaining six guests at a house party. While some of them are golfing for the day, Mark's estranged brother Robert suddenly arrives from Australia, but is found shot in the head soon after. After the police and doctor were called to the scen
Charming mystery for armchair sleuths!The Red House Mystery is a 1922 golden age locked room mystery by A.A. Mile – author of Winnie-the-Pooh –and his only mystery novel.
In an English country house, Mark Ablett, an independently wealth bachelor, has been entertaining six guests at a house party. While some of them are golfing for the day, Mark's estranged brother Robert suddenly arrives from Australia, but is found shot in the head soon after. After the police and doctor were called to the scene, the guests return, but are quickly relocated to local accommodations or transportation; thus, breaking up the house party. It is soon discovered that Mark is missing. Bill Beverley, a friend of Mark's and a party guest, stayed to lend moral support to Matthew "Cay" Cayley, Mark's cousin, and affairs manager.
Antony Gillingham, an old friend of Bill's, who delights in meeting people, has arrived in town by happenstance, and learned Bill's a guest at a nearby house. He decides to stroll over to refresh their acquaintance only to find a situation ongoing. Making a habit of trying new professions, Tony assesses that with his "brain which worked clearly and quickly", he'd be an ideal as a private sleuthhound. He appoints a "Dr. Watson" to support his "Sherlock" persona and sets about investigating the crime.
The dissection of the clues by the duo was fun, lighthearted and took up most of the book. They schemed and tested various theories in the manner one might play a game. They uncovered a ghost story and a secret room. They go on clandestine night outings and search the lake for evidence. It's no secret who their suspect is, but it's the how and the why that fleshes out the story. Plus, I found their dialogue, thoughts, and whit entertaining!
The writing is smooth, light, and charming. It is full of expressions and mannerisms from the period. They often say things like, "By Jove!" and "Bother!".
The mystery is concluded well and in the gentlest manner. The plot was interesting if ordinary. You'll likely guess the outcome at some point, but the story is in the process of logically working out the truth.
William Sutherland was great narrating the audio. The emotion and inflection he used added to my overall enjoyment of the mystery. If you do not have access to the audio, this book is public domain, so you can download a copy from Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1872.
The Red House Mystery is one of the books mentioned in Eight Perfect Murders but be aware that it gives away the plot. Luckily, I did read Eight Perfect Murders a while back and didn't recall the spoiler.
I would recommend this for readers who enjoy classic mysteries, amateur sleuths, and tidy crime.
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This is a charming book, much better than I thought it would be. My only complaint is that I worked out who the murderer was fairly quickly. The whole book is a little tongue in cheek, almost as though Milne were merely trying out the genre as a writing exercise. However, saying that, it is a very enjoyable read and comparable with other mystery books written at the time. Had Milne decided to carry the books into a series, I think he could have been very successful. However, he obviously went on to other things, so it is lucky that we do have this book to sample what he could produce as a crime writer.
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"Like all really nice people, you have a weakness for detective stories, and feel that there are not enough of them. So, after all that you have done for me, the least that I can do for you is to write you one."
Milne, famous creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, wrote one detective mystery, seemingly as a gesture for his father (as the dedication shows). Imagine my curiosity! And as it happens, I rather enjoyed it, even though it was a little too tongue-in-cheek for my liking.
Much of the 'action' con
3.5*"Like all really nice people, you have a weakness for detective stories, and feel that there are not enough of them. So, after all that you have done for me, the least that I can do for you is to write you one."
Milne, famous creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, wrote one detective mystery, seemingly as a gesture for his father (as the dedication shows). Imagine my curiosity! And as it happens, I rather enjoyed it, even though it was a little too tongue-in-cheek for my liking.
Much of the 'action' consists in Anthony Gillingham, our would be investigator, taking on the mantel of Sherlock Holmes, finding himself someone to play the role of Watson, and thus attired, making the use of his grey cells to come up with various theories. The setting is pure classic murder mystery - a house with secret passages, a library, a lake, etc. The characters peopling this space did feel stereotyped but then they were not the focus of the novel. No, Milne concentrated on the conundrum, toying with the reader and the poor 'Watson'.
From what I've gathered, the contemporary public enjoyed it and wanted more, but our author was attracted by very different pastures. Mind you, there is a parallel between mysteries and children stories - they both end with the order re-established and thus offer a very similar kind of 'comforting feeling'. I guess that is one of the reasons mysteries are so popular :O)
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AA Milne wrote this novel - his only foray into the murder mystery genre - in 1922, during the period he worked as a columnist for Punch magazine and before the Winnie-the-Pooh books were published. It's a pleasant read, with an attractive amateur sleuth hero and an entertaining if slightly dim sidekick. Much more of a why-and-howdunnit than a whodunnit (the culprit is reasonably obvious early on), the charm of the work is more in the witty prose and the clever allusions to Sherlock Holmes and D
AA Milne wrote this novel - his only foray into the murder mystery genre - in 1922, during the period he worked as a columnist for Punch magazine and before the Winnie-the-Pooh books were published. It's a pleasant read, with an attractive amateur sleuth hero and an entertaining if slightly dim sidekick. Much more of a why-and-howdunnit than a whodunnit (the culprit is reasonably obvious early on), the charm of the work is more in the witty prose and the clever allusions to Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson than in the mystery itself. Had it not been for the way in which the mystery is resolved, I would have been tempted to give this an extra 1/2 star. However, I have a (probably quite unreasonable) aversion to the lengthy-and-discursive-confession-by-the-culprit device. When I come across it - in this case it takes the form of a letter written by the culprit to the sleuth - it makes me a bit crazy.
I'm not sure that the adventures of Anthony (amateur sleuth) and Bill (sidekick) could have been spun into a series. In reality, probably not. Still, I'm glad that Milne had a go at the genre and I'm glad I read his effort. This was a quick and easy read and fun to share with my friend Jemidar and others in the English Mysteries Club.
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An interesting mystery, dead bodies, intrigue and quirky characters make for a lovely read and keeps you guessing over and over [though I had most of it figured out by the end - that is the problem when you read a ton of mysteries every year; it didn't take away from the pure joy of reading this]
WHAT a delightful book!! I really, really enjoyed this little mystery by A.A. Milne. I had no idea he had written anything besides Winnie-the-Pooh and was excited when this was picked for our book club!An interesting mystery, dead bodies, intrigue and quirky characters make for a lovely read and keeps you guessing over and over [though I had most of it figured out by the end - that is the problem when you read a ton of mysteries every year; it didn't take away from the pure joy of reading this] until the end.
So glad that I got to read this and I would recommend it to anyone who likes a good mystery!
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It's a delight. Clever, gently satirical, lively and absolutely of its time (1922). So many clues the air is full of red herrings - yes, I'm visualising a red house full of flying red fish.
The main character of Anthony Gillingham is a young man with the means to pick up random jobs here and there, just to see what they are like. He is in between one of his odd jobs, when he stumbles into a murder scene while coming to visit his friend Bill at The Red House. He startles one of the house's resident
I had no idea that the author of Winnie the Pooh also wrote a mystery novel. I really had a lot of fun reading this one. It was a parody of English mysteries and I found it rather amusing.The main character of Anthony Gillingham is a young man with the means to pick up random jobs here and there, just to see what they are like. He is in between one of his odd jobs, when he stumbles into a murder scene while coming to visit his friend Bill at The Red House. He startles one of the house's residents who has heard a gunshot and is trying to get inside a locked room to find out what happened. After finding out it is a murder, Anthony decides he wants to act like Sherlock Holmes and make Bill his Watson.
These two go out investigating the murder while not letting the police investigators or anyone else in the house know what they were up to. It was fun to read about them coming up with theories and also trying to follow up on their theories while sneaking around, especially when they had an idea who they thought might be the murderer.
I really wanted to read more about Anthony and Bill going on to solve other crimes, but sadly this seems to be the only mystery that Milne wrote.
I read this book as part of my project to read all the books referenced in Eight Perfect Murders. This book also fulfills the Building Blocks challenge in A Book for All Seasons group where we were asked to locate and review a book titled or primarily about some form of structure in which people can enter.
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The protagonist is Andrew Gillingham, a young man receiving a fine inheritance who, rather than gadding about (a la Bertie Wooster), finds it interesting to try out different professions for a year or so. One day, while out in the country, he realizes that a good friend is a guest a nearby manor house. He heads out for a brisk walk to pay a surprise call on his friend, only to stumble into the immediate aftermath of a murder (in the office, with a revolver). It doesn't take long for him to realize that instead of being a supporting player in the police investigation, he can, instead, try out a new profession -- that of detective.
And so the game is afoot, as the sharp young man uses his powers of logic and deduction to try and reason out the murder (with the typically plodding help of his sidekick friend). If you've read many of these kinds of stories, you'll probably be able to figure it out reasonably easily (although I didn't), but the real charm of the book is in the light, witty prose, which carries the reader along effortlessly. It's a style likely to appeal to fans of P.G. Wodehouse, though obviously not as farcical as that. It's well worth reading if you've got a taste for the world of Britain between the wars. Had Milne not made his fortune with Pooh Bear, this book demonstrates that he certainly could have done well as a mystery writer and he did write several other mystery plays and stories, just not novels.
The real mystery is why this particular novel has never been made into a film!
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A rather coy little country-house murder mystery set just after World War I, and yet the war is never mentioned. Which sets the tone: a little bit of escapist fantasy, Winnie-the-Pooh's creator's try at a genre that took off like a rocket in the between-wars period, providing an intellectual puzzle to distract the reader from the fact that their world was up sh*t creek without a paddle.
And a very self-conscious stab at the genre at
Where I got the book: free public domain download on the Kindle.A rather coy little country-house murder mystery set just after World War I, and yet the war is never mentioned. Which sets the tone: a little bit of escapist fantasy, Winnie-the-Pooh's creator's try at a genre that took off like a rocket in the between-wars period, providing an intellectual puzzle to distract the reader from the fact that their world was up sh*t creek without a paddle.
And a very self-conscious stab at the genre at that: Antony, the detective, makes it clear that we're moving around inside a novel with pronouncements such as "I oughtn't to explain till the last chapter." He sees himself as Holmes and his pal Bill as Watson; hilariously the two are always walking around arm-in-arm, which makes the modern reader put an unintended slant on their relationship. Those were simpler times.
I found the story quite entertaining but ground my teeth when Milne fell back on the murderer's confession in the form of a letter. That. Is. Cheating. No wonder Antony found the exercise so delightfully easy. He didn't actually do the work. And there were other ways in which Milne made things too easy, such as eliminating most of the possible suspects (including all the women, so that there wouldn't be any love interest) by sending them away early in the story. I don't suppose I'm the only reader who figured out whodunnit very early on.
But still, it's worth reading as a fun snapshot of a time and a genre. The novel was a success and Milne's agent wanted him to write more but he refused, preferring to
Unfortunately, I didn't love the reread so much.
The writing was fun, with occasional Pooh-ish moments –
"Perhaps it was true that inspectors liked dragging ponds, but the question was, Did Cayleys like having them dr
Long long ago, not so very far away, I read this, completely delighted by the fact that the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh wrote a murder mystery. I loved it then, and so was happy when The Red House Mystery was chosen as a book of the month for the Goodreads English Mysteries Club.Unfortunately, I didn't love the reread so much.
The writing was fun, with occasional Pooh-ish moments –
"Perhaps it was true that inspectors liked dragging ponds, but the question was, Did Cayleys like having them dragged?"
- But there were a great many moments that stopped me cold, thinking Sorry, what was that now? The latitude the amateur detective is given is a figment of the mystery writer's imagination; the ineptitude of the constabulary in their failure to make certain surely routine checks and confirmations was absurd; parts of the mystery itself were more than a little silly.
But still. As a light and undemanding read it was enjoyable. In fact, it rather has to be read as undemanding, the sort of thing you just settle in with a cup of tea and enjoy without questioning. If you think about it too much it all falls apart.
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What it is not though, is a suspenseful novel. It is never much of a mystery who comitted the murder, it's just a question of why he did, and that is resolved satisfactorily at the end.
The tone of the book is light. Milne was working for the humor magazine Punch at the time of
A.A. Milne is best remembered for his Winnie the Pooh, but he wrote a lot of other things, like this mystery. It didn't go out of print for years after it initial publication, and in a way I can see why. It is a fun book.What it is not though, is a suspenseful novel. It is never much of a mystery who comitted the murder, it's just a question of why he did, and that is resolved satisfactorily at the end.
The tone of the book is light. Milne was working for the humor magazine Punch at the time of writing this book, and it shows. It is in many ways closer to Wodehouse, than Christie, even though it is a mystery.
So I enjoyed the read. I wouldn't put this among the best of the genre, but I enjoyed it just the same. The reader did a good job, except for one thing. You kind of get the feeling that the main characters are teenagers, but they are not.
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I am a huge fan of the classic English country house mystery, and this book contains all of the usual elements: a murder, a locked room, a person gone missing, house guests, a gentleman on holiday who happens upon it all and becomes the story's amateur sleuth, and in the midst of all this—dressing for dinner. Th
Of COURSE A. A. Milne is best known for his Winnie-the-Pooh tales and other books for children, which is why this book was a surprise find for me; fortunately, it was also a true delight.I am a huge fan of the classic English country house mystery, and this book contains all of the usual elements: a murder, a locked room, a person gone missing, house guests, a gentleman on holiday who happens upon it all and becomes the story's amateur sleuth, and in the midst of all this—dressing for dinner. The Red House Mystery is a very fun book that doesn't take itself too seriously; it is also a book clearly of its time, the 1920s.
Unfortunately, this was Milne's only mystery, although the end of the story hints at further adventures; while I'm disappointed that those did not come to pass, his introduction to this edition explains why (and made me chuckle, which is why I'm excerpting it here): "When I told my agent a few years ago that I was going to write a detective story, he...made it clear to me...that what the country wanted from a 'well-known "Punch" humorist' was a 'humorous story".... [T]he result was such that when, two years afterwards, I announced that I was writing a book of nursery rhymes, my agent and my publisher were equally convinced that what the English-speaking nations most desired was a new detective story. Another two years have gone by; the public appetite has changed once more; and it is obvious now that a new detective story, written in the face of this steady terrestial [sic] demand for children's books, would be in the worst of taste." Truly English. Truly delightful. And I'm not talking about just Milne's introduction, but the book itself.
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The House at Pooh Corner
What a delightful place to find myself - more writings of A.A.Milne. His brilliant insights from the Hundred-Acre-Wood sustained me through some tough times and finding his Grown Up writing feels a bit like landing in a huge feather bed, a soft place to fall in a dysphoric world.
The humor, the humanity, the gentle poking at the remaining pomposity of All-Hail-Britanni
"It knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, 'There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.'"The House at Pooh Corner
What a delightful place to find myself - more writings of A.A.Milne. His brilliant insights from the Hundred-Acre-Wood sustained me through some tough times and finding his Grown Up writing feels a bit like landing in a huge feather bed, a soft place to fall in a dysphoric world.
The humor, the humanity, the gentle poking at the remaining pomposity of All-Hail-Britannia! are all there to be found in this nearly flawless, bite sized mystery.
The peripatetic, independent, jack-of-all-trades amateur Sherlock (Antony) and his puppy-dog like buddy (guest at the manor house, site of the murder) Watson (Bill) complete a lovely pas de deux; the latter only realizing at the end, for instance, that every time Antony asks for a light he pockets the box of matches.
But the obvious Milne, writing of the type that can be seen later in the characters in the Wood, is what i love best. Here are two bits.
From the Introduction:
"It is, to me a distressing thought that in nine-tenths of the detective stories of the world murderers are continually effecting egresses when they might just as easily go out."
Later (in the thick of it) Antony and Bill are sitting alone in a park. Antony is talking:
"'...He's bound to be suspicious of everybody in the house, and more particularly of us, because we're presumably more intelligent than the others.'
He stopped for a moment to light his pipe, and Bill took the opportunity of looking more intelligent than Mrs. Stevens."
1922, the year this book was written (before Winnie-the-Pooh) George V is King. The War To End All Wars has ended and no one can imagine that the adorable Edward (VIII, to be) would ever do such a thing!! For a moment, just, times were...quiet. Women have the vote in the USA and my mother is born.
What could go wrong?
Recommended for when a 1922 evening is needed.
...moreA. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teac
Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems.A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.
After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."
He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".
He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.
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"Watson?"
"Do-you-follow-me-Watson; that one. Are you prepared to have quite obvious things explained to you, to ask futile questions, to give me chances of scoring off you, to make brilliant discoveries of your own two or three days after I have made them myself all that kind of thing? Because it all helps."
"My dear Tony," said Bill delightedly, "need you ask?" Antony said nothing, and Bill went on happily to himself, "I perceive from the strawberry-mark on your shirt-front that you had strawberries for dessert. Holmes, you astonish me. Tut, tut, you know my methods. Where is the tobacco? The tobacco is in the Persian slipper. Can I leave my practice for a week? I can."
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